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How to make the perfect impression at your first pitch meeting

October 26, 2020 Dominic Lill Audience, dress, impression, Meeting, pitch

You have been prepping for your first pitch meeting, you have everything ready, and your cat (partner/dog/kids/houseplant) is done being

Strategy

Starting up a business in the wedding industry

June 18, 2020June 18, 2020 James Smith brand identity, Design, network, pitch, wedding, wedding planner

A wedding is a special day, and it takes a lot of preparation! A newly-engaged couple typically spends months planning

Money

Behind the pitch deck: Securing small business financing

August 9, 2019August 9, 2019 Dominic Lill Branding, business financing, Investment, pitch, Selling

It’s a trait which has always ruled supreme in the natural world – adapt or die. And this fundamental evolutionary

Money

Tackling the fundraising paradoxes

February 22, 2019May 15, 2020 Dominic Lill advisors, Funding, fundraising, Investment, investors, paradox, pitch

Fundraising tests entrepreneurs and business owners in multiple ways. It brings its own mixed messages, and often, you find yourself

Money

Avoiding speed & greed when going for an investment

September 19, 2018September 25, 2018 Dominic Lill accounting, Business plan, compliance, detail, Funding, growth, Investment, investors, marketing, organised, pitch, plan, potential, practice, projections, proposal, Research, speed, startup

Finding investment for your business can be a very confusing process. If you’ve never gone through it before, knowing where

Success

How to pitch your business idea to investors

June 29, 2018 Dominic Lill Audience, business, idea, investors, pitch, pitching, potential, practice, Presentation, promotional, Storytelling, video

So, you’ve come up with a brilliant idea for business while doing grocery shopping at the supermarket or driving back

Marketing

How to be successful in link building

May 15, 2018August 9, 2021 Rachael Caffrey content strategy, guest posts, link building, pitch, posts, prospecting, Research, SEO, social media

Link building is a part of SEO that you should embrace as an enhancement to your marketing effort. Although many

Money

Top 10 tips to scare away investors even before they meet you

January 10, 2018September 25, 2019 Dominic Lill business model, information, Investment, investors, jargon, pitch, Skills, target market, team

There’s no magic formula for winning over venture capitalist or business angel, but we do have one for losing them.

Strategy

6 ways to super-charge an underperforming sales team

September 7, 2017March 11, 2022 Dominic Lill Business advice, Clients, Closing, Confidence, consistency, incentive, KPI, leadership, Management, motivation, office, performance, pitch, productivity, sales team, SMEs, Strategy, targets, training, underperforming

Sales are the lifeblood of any business – let’s face it, without sales, you don’t have a business! And, whatever

Technology

The importance of getting presentations right with technology

July 17, 2017October 10, 2019 Dominic Lill anxiety, Clients, creativity, Personality, pitch, Presentation, presentations, Reputation, screen sharing, Skills, software, Stress

Presentations are a fundamental part of business, getting them right is important. Regardless of whether it’s a huge product announcement,

Money

How to create a killer crowdfunding campaign

June 13, 2017 Dominic Lill Business advice, campaign, Crowdfunding, Events, Funding, fundraising, Language, LEOcrowd, money, people, persuasive, pitch, plan, planning, Project, promotion, rewards, SMEs, Story, Success

If you’ve got a passion project you want to launch, but just can’t find the funding, why not tap into

Success

Record £1 million Branson business prize launched

March 26, 2015November 12, 2022 Dominic Lill 0 Comments competition, pitch, prize

#VOOM: Pitch to Rich 2015 from Virgin Media Business offers business-changing opportunity for UK entrepreneurs to pitch to Sir Richard

Strategy

Business plan mistakes guaranteed to turn off investors.

October 10, 2012July 12, 2022 James Smith basics, Business plan, common, errors, forecasting, Funding, growth, Investment, investors, market share, pitch, projections

Can we be honest? Writing a good business plan is hard. Whatever the intended use, in particular when looking to